| 7/18/08 - Omnicell, Inc., (Nasdaq: OMCL) introduced its medical grade wireless Supply Mobile Cart that allows clinicians to access specialty supplies quickly, securely and efficiently from any location at any time. When using this new battery powered, automated dispensing Supply Mobile Cart from Omnicell, hospitals benefit from reduced inventories, an increase in captured charges as well as a more accurate and automated replenishment of rolling stock.
"Having a supply cart that is easier to use and easier to move meets the unique needs of clinicians in specialty areas such as operating rooms, cath labs, and emergency departments," said Gary Rakes, Director of Materials Management, St, Patrick's Hospital, Missoula, MT. "Features such as automatic monitoring of supply usage to ensure constant availability of needed items allows for improved cost management and efficiency for high priced items often stocked here."
Specific uses of the Supply Mobile Cart from Omnicell may include: emergency supplies, suture cart, Port-a-Cath cart, ventriculo-peritoneal cart (VP shunt cart), peripherally inserted central catheter cart (PICC line cart), pace maker cart (IACD), orthopedic hardware or aneurysm clip cart. The cart can also be used as a stent cart or for securing other high cost supplies that need to be moveable.
"Current hospital supply carts are inefficient and require manual processes that can result in inaccurate or lost charges as well as over and under stocking," said Robert Mullenger, group product line manager, Omnicell, Inc. "By combining an automated supply process with a wireless mobile cart, we are offering care providers a tool that is easier to use and easier to move that results in increased patient safety and work efficiency."
The wireless Supply Mobile Cart from Omnicell reduces costs by automating both the replenishment of supplies and the billing process so that inventories are minimized and all charges are captured accurately. To improve patient safety and regulatory compliance, automated lot, serial number and expiration date tracking increases dispensing accuracy and reduces the possibility of errors. Guiding light technology includes both drawer location light and product dedicated lights that guide the user to the selected supplies. In addition, clinical based workflow tracks supplies in the operating room (OR) from central sterile, OR core, OR suites and rolling stock; and in the cath lab, procedure based workflow tracks supplies to the physician, case type, technician and patient.
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